истерия — meaning in English

English meaning

• frenzy noun A state of wild excitement, panic, or uncontrolled activity.
• hysteria noun A state of extreme, uncontrollable emotion, ranging from panic to wild excitement.

Senses

истерия is used for these senses in English:

• frenzy A violent agitation of the mind approaching madness; rage.
• hysteria Behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotions, in a wide range from joy to panic but usually including anxiety or fear.
• hysteria (medicine, nosologically dated) A mental disorder characterized by emotional excitability etc. without an organic cause.

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